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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-24

curate was performing a hasty mar
riage ceremony at an altar in a side
chapel (for st. Bridget's, as every n
knows, is highly ritualistic, and has
three a~ltars), the bride being attired In
her travelling dress-a bonnet and a
large waterproof cloak.
Mr.. Brandt was annoyed that an
other wedding should have been fixed
for the same morning; however, he
thought, there is time for them to be
out of the way before we begin. 1t
was five minutes to the appointed time,
and as yet there was NJ sign of the
bride. The minutes passed; the modest
little bridal party IN the corner dis
appeared into the vestry, the half-hour
chimes we're struck on the clock In the
tower overhead, and yet the bride did
not come.
MI. Brandt grew impatient, and so
did the crowd of well-dressed people IN
the pews.
Suddenly the vestry door opened and
the newly married pair came out; but
instead of leaving by the side aisle they
came round to go down the centre
aisle of the church. They had nearly
AChOIOh bhO LlhuNCl NhCh bhO l0hJ
slipped off her bonnet and cloak.
1t vas she, Kate Thompson, his
beautiful bride, in that very satin
dress and lace veil, married to another
toto his former clerk, Fred Win
teri
Il was too much, He sprang toward
the girl, but in an instant her husband
was between them.
AS Brandt stood there, dumb with
rage, and mad with disappointment,
Kate pointed her hand at him, and her
voice rang out clear in the silent
church
"You wilfully ruined my father, and
brought us to poverty that you might
be able to subdue me to your wishes.
This is my revenge"
So saying she swept down the aisle
IN her husbands arm, and disappeared
from Mr.. Brandt's sight for ever.
That night a parcel was delivered at
wedding lnery, and the few presents
which the German had bestowed upon
his faithless bride.
The fact was that by dint Of patient
inquiries made In the proper quarters,
Fred Winter had learned all about the
t~reacherous conduct of the German,
and, as he and Kate had become prl-
vately engaged shortly after the ban-
ker's first unsuccessful proposal, he
naturally told her what he had found
out. Having obtained a good situation
at Manchester, the young man pressed
Kate to fulfill her promise. He knew
nothing about the trick which she
meant to play upon Brandt. He sup
posed it was merely a glrlish within
when she insisted upon being married
at st. Bridget's Church, and made her
lover arrange that the hour should be
eleven O'Clock, just half an hour before
the time fixed for Mr.. Brandt's we'd
ding.
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NUMBER s.

Michigan, has confessed to being a de-
faulter TO the amount of about Sl1. 00o.
lie is IN Canada. Fourteen of the
policy gamblers arrested in Whining
ton, Delaware, pleaded guilty in
Court On the morning of the
10th. Z. 7. Stroud and l.. G. File
we're each sentenced to pay a fine of
5000 or IN default be imprisoned for
one year. George Beckley and John
A. Parker We're sentenced to $1,000 fine
each or one years Imprisonment. Ten
others were given the option of $500
lne or Imprisonment for three months.
The rest of the gamblers will stand
Trial. In Chicago on the 10th, the
Grand Jury found a true bill against
j. W. Sykes for issuing fraudulent
warehouse receipts. Sykes failed
eighteen months ago for about S7j. 900.
O Of the losses being sustained by
the banks at which he had hypotheca-
ted warehouse receipts.
William Thompson concealed him
self near the house Of A. J. ThOmp-
son, eight miles from Lou sa, Ken
lucky, on the 18Th, and shot three
members of the family, one of them
fatally. lie also shot IA school teacher.
lis victims were his own cousins. He
escaped arrest. Thomas J. White, a
cOlOred porter on the Wisconsin Cen
tTal Railroad, shot aud killed Henry
WOodsOn, alias The Black Dia-
mond, y in Chicago, on the morning of
the 10Th. The quarrel was about a
white woman with whom White had
been living. The woman is 20 years Old,
and claims to be the daughter of d late
Judge of the Criminal Court in Louis
vile. There was a general eight among
eolored railroad laborers near Wilton,
B%0tetourt county, Virginia, on the
10Th. Many were wounded, and one
of them, named Ross, is not expected
TO cover. n. p. Sawyer, a retired
merchant, was murderously assaulted
in his house, a few miles from Pitts
furg, about half-past 3 O'Clock on the
.Rorning of the Doth. He wa awak-
he'd 10y a violent blow on the back OF
p head. and, Jumping up, confronted
I'LL man, whose face was hidden by
\ask. Sawyer grappled with the VIII
lain and cried for help, until, his
friends appearing, the wOulh-De asSas-
sin was frightened off. Mr.. Sawyer
was painfully injured in the struggle.
but his wounds are not considered
dangerous.
"A passenger train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad ran
into the rear of a freight train near
Canton, Dakota, early on tie morning
of the goth. The freight train was
switching at Inwood, Iowa, and the
ear part, breaking loose, tore down
3he road toward Canton for several
miles, finally colllding with the passen-
ger train. The following were killed:
ANDREW Derrath, Rock Valley, Iowa,
llne repairer; w. a. Pioog, McGregor,
iowa, engineer passenger train; Charles
Mason City, Iowa, fireman.
Two bodies are still in the wreck, and
Frecking trains are 10 at work.
thirty passengers escaped u%ninjured.
Fhe freight conductor is blamed for the
ecident. A freight train on the Mil
Eaukee and Northern Railroad was
hrecked by running through an open
'T'r f61e CIV ~ tho
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for funds with which to alleviate the
distress. Numbers of people are kept
alive by eating grass, roots, berries and
small fruits. Families will need aid 10
enable them TO live until next harvest.
Funds will be forwarded by L. d.
Ward, No. l Somerset street, Boston,
Treasurer Of the Board.
The Atlantic express OH the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail-
road, while running 40 miles per hour.
on the afternoon of the 18th, collided
with a locomotive that was standing
ON the track at Peoria, Ohio. Norman
Gregg, engineer of the passenger train
was instantly killed, and his fireman
had both arms broken. John Haley,
engineer of the single locomotive, was
fatally injured. No passengers ere
hurt. Both locomotives were com
pletely demolished, and the track was
torn up for some distance. A psssen-
ger and freight train collided on a
tTestle on the Pan Handle Railroad at
Benwood, West Virginia, on the 18th.
Five freight cars went oVer the trestle,
and, John Braddock, a brakeman, was
injured. Subsequently the engine as
sisting to remove the wreck started 10
Wheeling, but encountered a COW at a
trestle and was thrown into a train Of
freight cars on a siding, and blocked
the road by tearing up the tre5tle
work.
Chief of Police Harris of Wichita,
Kansas, received a telegram from Cald-
well to arrest Charles Brown, aged II.
years. The complaint was horse steal
ing and burglary. The officer MET a
boy at the denOt whom he - for
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-24
Lovers Etiquette in Japan.

In Japan it is etiqutte for a lover to
select some choice plant and place 1t at
night In a vase or flower pot that hangs
suspended by three slender chains from
the veranda OF such dwellings as
possess n or more marriageable
daughters. Should his suit be favored
the floral gift Is watered and carefully
tended; but If, Oh the contrary, his ad-
vanees are eOldly received by the
maiden or if her kinsfolk object to the
alliance, the plant Is found withered
and forsaken in the garden walk the
following morning.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-24

In one district in New York there
is one saloon to every Al persons.
Sixty millions of matches are said
0 be made daily in Akron, Ohio.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-24

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sisting to remove
Wheeling, but {
tTestle and was t
freight cars on
the road by te
work.
Chief of Poi
Kansas, received
well to arrest g.
years. The com
ing and burglar
boy at the dep.
Brown, and VIII,
rest him the boy
four shots at hi
and resulting f.
to be A. II. Fo
A despatch fro
that as Fayet
were returning
on the evening
fired upon from s
instantly killed
Newton Black
is DIT knew <
in ambush
a brother
who was
weeks wi
fatally woi
ows, after
her house
the evenin
shot and
Bristol, Ds
18th, The
was laboriGnS
insanity
Two
Chicago. l,.,,a
Railroad C eis.
two miles ~
few minut, me-
the MORNINGS !
gines wertbe 5,
chester, ems Pros
and Edwarceura
John Perm
The express
and sevente
but not d.
cHargeu To
dispatcher
Ohio, at foI
of the l9th,
burg, ChIcagi
train broke c
ton ran into
fireman. Sew
second section
loaded with =
stroying sever
track and inju7
second section
Dolan and a co
William Bar
drunk, wen
Shore tracks
on the 10TH
freight train
"A gale
evening of
age at Portln!
Many boats "
their mooring
against the q
Plaeentia sever
ward. AT Bon
age is strewn
boats were dr.
at their u
be heavy. Al
blown into the
drowned.
"A despat
says the easter
vailed for seve
waters of the {
ment all along
VILE Railroad,
ton and Niche
have &C
Mails and pas
by steamer fro
"A despa
Penna., save
ON the I
uia Rail
evening IL.
tearing Gll
wrecking -
caught fred
were destroyed
Swank and ia
were fatally III
were UlOWn
hundred yards.
loss to the rail3
100000.
An expires
lis and st. Lo.
10Th, wrecked
ana, by the bT'
engineer and n
named iReddiN
passengT[
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railroad
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and
Edward CD
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badly scald~
Beiden and
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noon ofdl
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pany, OF As
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The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
rHe PRAIRIE OWL.
A Word Of Praise for . Usefui IAtese "
cldental Bird.

A Word Of Praise for Useful Little o.
cldental Bird.
Among all the birds Of America there
are none better deserving to receive
the protection Of the laws than the little
prairie owls Of the Pacific slope. Al
though very numerous they are harm
less and unobtrusive. They may gen.
erally be seen sitting on heap Of sand
thrown up by the prairie dog In dig
ging his hole. This hole is appropriat'
ed by the owl for his house. and As you
ride past he never fails to salute you
with very polite bow, and in tae
style of the real gentleman. Ihe
female may often be seen with her half.
grown brood sitting at the entrance Of
the invariable prairie dog hole. Should
you come too near she makes her
obeisance and retires with her little
ones as gracefully as might fashion.
able lady. Because of the positive
good he does in the destruction Of many
harmful insects and reptiles, and es'
pecially the scorpion. he should have
protection. In Southern Ca lifornia and
the warmer parts Of Utah and Arr.
zona, every summer evening brings
forth great numbers Of scorpions.
They get into the gar
dens and infest the paths and walks
about dooryards and gardens; and but
for the appetite and industry Of the
owl they would become an intolerable
nuisance in these hot climates for three
or four months of the year. At such
seasons our little owl comes quietly
about the house at dusk every night
and picks up the scorpions by scores.
Usually he has some place near by,
as the cornice of the house or some
broad beam in the barn, where he de.
posits his load and eats what he de-
sires He devours only the soft part Of
the body Of the scorpion. leaving the
head, claws and tail Of the reptile I'M.
til there may often be found quart OF
more of such remains at the place he
has chosen for his nightly banquet.
The owl, having selected perch I'm.
der the cornice of my house as spot
for devouring his nightly catch Of
scorpions, left in a week so large
quantity of remnants as to prove he
must have destroyed the reptiles by
the score every night, and, Of course.
the yard about the house and the gar.
den was correspondingly thinned Of
these most unpleasant creatures. This
good work. as well as the grave, court.
ly manners of our little prairie owl,
have made him our special friend and
induce us to speak good word fol
him. Forest and Stream.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
THE GAY BUTTERFLY.
Its Interesting NetamOrphOses From .
Caterpillar Into . winged beauty.

Its Interesting WetamOrphOaes From .
Caterpillar Into winged Beauty.
The butterfly lays its eggs on the
tree, shrub or plant, whose leaves are
to furnish food for the young. From
these eggs in time emerge caterpillars,
which eat ravenously for a few days,
and increase rapidly in size. Soon
after becoming full grown the caterpil.
lar ceases eating for time andthen
enters its second stage. and becomes =
pupa, or chrysalis. 1t then gets rid Of
its intestincs, changes its skin. sus-
pends It's budy tU the under side Of
some object, either by its legs or by a
little rope of silk which it produces.
The pupa case then breaks and the
butterfly, with its crumpled wings,
emerges from it. This ends the second
or chrysalis stage, and the third stage
10 entered on. The wings gradually
strengthen, and the third stage ends by
the complete transformation Of the for.
mer caterpillar into the fully developed
butterfly.
The duration of this Transformation
varies according to season and other
conditions. Generally. If the egg is
laid in spring in the temperate zone
the caterpillar appears in a week OF
two. In summer the eggs are Matched
quicker, but If deposited in tho latter
part Of the fall the Matching process is
not completed until the following
spring. II the caterpillar appears in
the spring or summer it may enter the
pupa stage within two weeks after
emerging from the egg, and the but
teray may begin its existence ten days
later. In the cases where the pups
stage Is entered late in the autumn tho
perfect insect may not appear until the
next spring. In such instances sort
Of Information takes place. Soon after
the butterfly becomes full-grown it re.
produces, eggs are deposited by the
female, and both male and female die
the object Of their existence being 40
complished. ST. Louis Globe Democrat
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
FUNNY GOOD-HUMOR.
A Virtue More Powerful Than Mighty In.
tellect or Lofty Imagination.

A Virtue More Powerful Than Mighty In.
tellect or Lofty Imagination.
Several years ago the convicts in n
large penitentiary conspired together
and made an unsuccessful attempt to
escape. In the struggle the leader Of
the prisoners and one of the keepers
were killed. The men were secured,
but they remained in gloomy and
vindictive temper for months after
ward. Stricter discipline was en-
forced. and then. after some time,
Kindness was tried to conciliate them.
Their rations improved in quality and
several new privileges were granted to
them: but it was all in vain.
I'VE are sleeping on volcano" the
warden reported. "Thcy are in a
murderous humor."
He then recommended the appoint
ment Of a certain Dan Pickerell as as
sistant warden, the man who held that
being grim, sarcastic fellow, es-
pecially disliked by the prisoners. Dan
was inexorably firm as an officer. but
he was fat, jolly embodiment Of good
humor. He exactcd every jot and
title of service from the convicts; but,
that rendered. he took an interest in
them, in their rheumatism. THAR tooth
aches, their children, their plans for
life after discharged. They were
human beings to him, not numbered
beasts in cages; he was not afraid to
joke and laugh with them. In two
weeks time the men were quiet and
contented. Good d-humor had done its
work. The revolt was over.
Good humor," says q German
"is one Of the rank and file Of human
virtues, which we are apt to overlook;
but it wins more battles in life than does
= mighty intellect or lofty imagina-
tion.' Good humor in a house Is like
the kitchen-ire. whose praises no poet
sings. Wit and fancy are the Chinese
lanterns brought out when we entertain
strangers; but 1t is this steady fire,
after all, which warns and feeds US
best There is no stronger power than
merry good humor with which to win
ones way through life. In Aesop's
fable. both sun and wind tried TO rob
traveller Of his cloak. The more
fiercely the wind blew. the closer he
held it; but the suns steady heat made
him throw it aside. Of his own will.
Oppose enmity, not with windy argu.
ment or abuse, but with sunny good
temper il You would conquer it,
Youths Companion
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
AresR,sLE OFFICIAL.


A Chat with the Chief Esee aeionsr o' '"'
Chinese Empire.
Facing the potters' houses was .
high wall. at whose back and leaning
against it were some large crooks oil
which had their mouths earthed over
except one. Here our guide intro
duced us to three dressed Chinese
whom we noticed gambling At q ram
tan table near the gate on our arrival.
One, big. brutish-looking fellow. with
a y,llainous cast in one Of his eyes. was
the head executioner; the other two.
who were smallish men. were his as-
,istants. Through our guide We told
the head executioner that we wished to
see the instruments Of his calling, and
thereon he produced short, worry
heavy two-handcd sword and q long
knife. The following conversation
was carried on between us and this
''boss" through the medium OF our
guide:
''How do you use this sword ,
Where is the block ?" I'VE don't use
block. What we do is to make the
prisoners kneel down in two rows
facing one another, and bending their
heads down. Then I take the sword
and chop, chop, one on each side, and
the heads fall off; so on, till they're
all done. as you'd switch the tops Of!
green weeds with your wslking-stick. "
= "But you don't always chop head
off with one blow ~ Always"
"What is The knife for? ''For the
ling che, or death by many cuts. We
tie the culprit who is condemned to
this death to that cross there (pointing
to two rough Embarked sticks roug hly
crossed), and we commence by cutting
off the eyelids. ears, nose and so on.
ending by sticking the knife into the
heart. The cuts vary in number from
eight to one hundred and twenty, ac-
cording to the Nervousness of the cul-
prit's crimes"
What class of criminals are con-
dcmncd to the ling chez" "Parricides.
matricides and women who have killed
and multilated their husbands form the
majority"
DO the executions interfere with
pour appetite and sleep?'
The three executioners grinned sar-
donically at this question, so we asked.
"How many persons have you exc
cuted in q day9' Il have chopped
twenty heads offmyself in two minutes.
See that dark looking place on the
ground over there-that's caused by
the blood of the last batch we had"
what is done with the bodies"
"The friends take the bodies away.
but we keep the heads in the crooks
over by the wall there, and when we
have a large number which are no
longer idcntifable. we bury them.
Would you like to see some of the
hcads?'
We declined. San Francisco Argo-
nnnt
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
A Marvellous Change.

"Why, how are you, Sniverlyp' ex-
claimed an erratic Austin man. trying
to thrust his hand into the unwilling,
clammy paw Of the supposed acqua,nt.
ance; show you have changed! Never
saw q man change so in my life."
my name is not Sniverly," replied
the stranger, in . cold, thirty-six-de.
-below-zero tone.
Great heavensI" calculated the
Austin man, worse and worse. You
have not only changed wonderfully IN
your personal appearance. but even
your name 10 changed. "-7szas Sif.
inga
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
JUVENILE CONFIDENCE.
Importance Of Acting SO - to Gain anl
Maintain Il Permanently.

Maintain It Permanently.
Few mothers really think what :
grave error they are committing in re
pelling the confidence of their liHl1
ones. The time may come, all to
soon. when the children who are thu
repelled will refuse to have confidence
in mamma when she would give al
she holds dear in the world to gain
Children must have somebody to tall
to and confide in, and If mother dosl
not have time to listen to them Isl
any more than natural that they will
seek q confdant else where? And whd
knows what harmful counsel and 3D.
vice that person may give your boy Of
girl' You may say. perhaps. that YOU
boy or girl never cared to contds =
you; they always preferred outside
confidants. II so, mothers, whose fault
is itP A mother Is her child's nafurs
confidant, Just as much as she IS he'
child's natural protector. And II ne,
child turns from her to sock counse
from others. then in nine cases out .
ten the mother must have woefuuJ
failed in her duty.
In their baby days mamma Is slwss'
ready with her sympathy when tney
come to her with their little grievances
and troubles. II she is always resa! y
to point out the right way to the sm1i
lads and lasseA to listen to the why sns
wherefore Of each mistake. failure .;
success, II she is always . reaoy NV
willing sharer in all their little sec.ss
then her children will always cons,o'
her what she should be, the vary Oss'
confidant they could have in the WORN.
And tho child who con6des in lno'ns.
all his or her secrets, whether they ~ ..
great or small, Is safe. For wnst 70,
or girl can 60 astray when sney nM
nothing hid from mamma?-L@ A''"''
(Ia.) Register.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
At sTRArFoRo.oN..vo.. Avn.


" s Describss = Walt 4. o.,
pears's Native Tow,' 20 SAats
My previous visit was : r.,
y took but glimpse, and drtt,sa ,hsN one
on my way. Now. for ns..,' !Ie Went
Twas . resident Of stratiorss Ssst'y " =, vs't
How shall Idescribe the perfsst'.. erfta'.A,ea. y,
beauty Of the new home ''y ~ ideal
found myself! 1t is fine ho,.. .a'eA
rounded BY delightful ground. S,',' ~ Sun
sidS skirt the banks Of the Avon for winch sas
siderable distance. and come M .,s,. Con- n
to the inclosure Of the Chur.h s'os y. y y
Holy Trinity, beneath s''a the a.sI o. Ii.
which lie the mortal r.~.,' rv' q
Of Shakespeare The .ssa remain
one Of these narrow sa y
rivers In which half q dozen 4sA'a
might lie side by side, but har,1, 'oaa ';s
enough for q race between two ,o,s;e' sia'
abreast Of each other. just hs,s .vs'at !
avon - comparatively broad and oni.
there being dam a little lower d.'0 da
the stream. The waters were a n..,.., ss1
mirror As ! saw them on on. ta''sa ot =.
still days we had at Stratford. / doss
remember ever before SEEING w. o.' aN
walking with their legs in the A. wv =. :
saw them reflected in the At, st,s., ~
Along the banks the young people v.n
straying. l wondered il the von,h.'' me-,
swains quoted Shakespeare to s th.;
lady-loves. Could they helm ~. ~
calling Romeo and Juliet! Il Is ami. H.
Impossible to think Of any human balm. Ain.
growing up in this place which claim.
Shakespeare as its child, sbout a. 4.
streets Of which he ran as a boy. on IL. Il.
waters Of which he must have o,t.n .s
aoated. without having his image eve,
present. Is it sos There are some hov, -
from eight to ten or dozen years oN IA
fishing in the Avon, close BY ths
grounds Of "Avonbank," the place At
which we are staying. Icall to the n.
tie group. Il say, boys, WIN
was this man Shakespeare psouls
talk SO much about?' Boys turn
round aud look up with q plentiful
lack of intelligence in their couute.
nances. Don't you know who he wa,
or what he wasp Boys look at each
other, but confess ignorance, Let u,
try the universal stimulant Of human
faculties. Here are some pvnnie, for
the boy that will tell me what that Mr.,
Shakespeare was" The biggest boy
finds his tongue at last. HE was !
writer,-he wrote plays" That was
as much as l could get out Of the
youngling. remember meeting some
boys under the monument upon Bunker
Hill, and testing their knowledge
as l did that of the Stratford bows
What is this great stone pila,
here for?" I asked. Battle tough,
hcre-great battle" "Who foughtr'
"Americans and British" Il nerel
hear the expression Britishers.) WHO
was the General on the American
sidep" '.Don' know-General Wash.
ington or somebody" What is an old
battle, though it may have settled tho
destinies Of a nation, to the game d
baseball between the Boston and Chi.
cago mines which is to come fto.mor.
row, or to the game Of marbles which
Tom and Dick are just going to play
together under the shadow ofthe gesi
obelisk which commemorate the con-
flictp-Oliuer Wendell Holmes. in AZ
lantic.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25

"A famous old hostelry called Wv
"pickwick,' Of which Dickens was n
pccially fond, ives recently des'ro''
by fire.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25

In New York the rcal-cstate sale,
or the first four months at the presenl
year foot up %, 0OO, 600